Display

A lcd display library

Micropython Example

draw test

import M5
from M5 import Display
import random
import time

M5.begin()

print("rotation: ", Display.getRotation())
print("color depth: ", Display.getColorDepth())
print("w: %d, h: %d"%(Display.width(), Display.height()))

Display.setRotation(1)
Display.clear(0)
Display.setTextColor(fgcolor=0x0000FF, bgcolor=0)
Display.setFont(M5.Lcd.FONTS.EFontCN24)
Display.setCursor(220, 3)
Display.print("你好",color=0xFF0000)

Display.drawImage("res/img/uiflow.jpg", 0, 0)
Display.drawJpg("res/img/default.jpg", 60, 0)

Display.drawQR("Hello", 220, 40, 100)

Display.drawCircle(30, 80, 20, 0x0000FF)
Display.fillCircle(80, 80, 20, 0x0000FF)

Display.drawEllipse(60, 140, 50, 30, 0x00FF00)
Display.fillEllipse(60, 140, 30, 20, 0xFFFF00)

Display.drawLine(x0=115, y0=10, x1=115, y1=60, color=0xFF0000)

Display.drawRect(125, 10, 40, 30, 0xFF0000)
Display.fillRect(125, 50, 40, 30, 0x00FF00)

Display.drawRoundRect(120, 90, 50, 40, 10, 0xFF0000)
Display.fillRoundRect(125, 95, 40, 30, 10, 0x00FF00)

Display.drawTriangle(135, 150, 110, 190, 160, 190, 0x00FF00)
Display.fillTriangle(145, 150, 170, 190, 190, 150, 0x0000FF)

Display.drawArc(10, 180, 40, 45, 0, 90, 0xFFFF00)
Display.fillArc(20, 190, 40, 45, 0, 90, 0x00FFFF)

Display.drawEllipseArc(200, 150, 30, 35, 20, 25, 0, 90, 0x00FF0F)
Display.fillEllipseArc(200, 170, 30, 35, 20, 25, 0, 90, 0x00FFF0)

Functions

Display.width() → int

Get the horizontal resolution of the display.

Returns An integer representing the horizontal resolution (width) in pixels.

Display.height() → int

Get the vertical resolution of the display.

Returns An integer representing the vertical resolution (height) in pixels.

Display.getRotation() → int

Get the current rotation of the display.

Returns An integer representing the display’s rotation:

1: 0° rotation
2: 90° rotation
3: 180° rotation
4: 270° rotation

Display.getColorDepth() → int

Get the color depth of the display.

Returns An integer representing the display’s color depth in bits.

Display.setRotation(r: int = -1)

Set the rotation of the display.

The r parameter only accepts the following values:

1: 0° rotation
2: 90° rotation
3: 180° rotation
4: 270° rotation

Display.setColorDepth(bpp: int = 1)

Set the color depth of the display.

bpp The desired color depth in bits per pixel.

Notes: For CoreS3 devices, the color depth is fixed at 16 bits, and this method has no effect.

Display.setFont(font)

Set the font for the display.

The font parameter only accepts the following values:

M5.Lcd.FONTS.ASCII7
M5.Lcd.FONTS.DejaVu9
M5.Lcd.FONTS.DejaVu12
M5.Lcd.FONTS.DejaVu18
M5.Lcd.FONTS.DejaVu24
M5.Lcd.FONTS.DejaVu40
M5.Lcd.FONTS.DejaVu56
M5.Lcd.FONTS.DejaVu72
M5.Lcd.FONTS.EFontCN24
M5.Lcd.FONTS.EFontJA24
M5.Lcd.FONTS.EFontKR24

Display.setTextColor(fgcolor: int = 0, bgcolor: int = 0)

Set the text color and background color.

fgcolor The text color in RGB888 format. Default is 0 (black).
bgcolor The background color in RGB888 format. Default is 0 (black).

Display.setTextScroll(scroll: bool = False)

Enable or disable text scrolling.

scroll Set to True to enable text scrolling, or False to disable it. Default is False.

Display.setTextSize(size)

Set the size of the text.

size The desired text size.

Display.setCursor(x: int = 0, y: int = 0)

Set the cursor position.

x The horizontal position of the cursor. Default is 0.
y The vertical position of the cursor. Default is 0.

Display.clear(color: int = 0)

Clear the display with a specific color.

color The fill color in RGB888 format. Default is 0.

Display.fillScreen(color: int = 0)

Fill the entire screen with a specified color.

color The fill color in RGB888 format. Default is 0.

Display.drawPixel(x: int = -1, y: int = -1, color: int = 0)

Draw a single pixel on the screen.

x The horizontal coordinate of the pixel. Default is -1.
y The vertical coordinate of the pixel. Default is -1.
color The color of the pixel in RGB888 format. Default is 0.

Display.drawCircle(x: int = -1, y: int = -1, r: int = -1, color: int = 0)

Draw an outline of a circle.

x The x-coordinate of the circle center. Default is -1.
y The y-coordinate of the circle center. Default is -1.
r The radius of the circle. Default is -1.
color The color of the circle in RGB888 format. Default is 0.

Display.fillCircle(x: int = -1, y: int = -1, r: int = -1, color: int = 0)

Draw a filled circle.

x The x-coordinate of the circle center. Default is -1.
y The y-coordinate of the circle center. Default is -1.
r The radius of the circle. Default is -1.
color The fill color in RGB888 format. Default is 0.

Display.drawEllipse(x: int = -1, y: int = -1, rx: int = -1, ry: int = -1, color: int = 0)

Draw an outline of an ellipse.

x The x-coordinate of the ellipse center. Default is -1.
y The y-coordinate of the ellipse center. Default is -1.
rx The horizontal radius of the ellipse. Default is -1.
ry The vertical radius of the ellipse. Default is -1.
color The color of the ellipse in RGB888 format. Default is 0.

Display.fillEllipse(x: int = -1, y: int = -1, rx: int = -1, ry: int = -1, color: int = 0)

Draw a filled ellipse.

x The x-coordinate of the ellipse center. Default is -1.
y The y-coordinate of the ellipse center. Default is -1.
rx The horizontal radius of the ellipse. Default is -1.
ry The vertical radius of the ellipse. Default is -1.
color The fill color in RGB888 format. Default is 0.

Display.drawLine(x0: int = -1, y0: int = -1, x1: int = -1, y1: int = -1, color: int = 0)

Draw a line.

x0, y0 Starting point coordinates of the line. Default is -1.
x1, y1 Ending point coordinates of the line. Default is -1.
color Color in RGB888 format. Default is 0.

Display.drawRect(x: int = -1, y: int = -1, w: int = -1, h: int = -1, color: int = 0)

Draw a rectangle.

x, y Top-left corner coordinates of the rectangle. Default is -1.
w, h Width and height of the rectangle. Default is -1.
color Color in RGB888 format. Default is 0.

Display.fillRect(x: int = -1, y: int = -1, w: int = -1, h: int = -1, color: int = 0)

Draw a filled rectangle.

x, y Top-left corner coordinates of the rectangle. Default is -1.
w, h Width and height of the rectangle. Default is -1.
color Color in RGB888 format. Default is 0.

Display.drawRoundRect(x: int = -1, y: int = -1, w: int = -1, h: int = -1, r: int = -1, color: int = 0)

Draw a rounded rectangle.

x, y Top-left corner coordinates of the rectangle. Default is -1.
w, h Width and height of the rectangle. Default is -1.
r Radius of the corners. Default is -1.
color Color in RGB888 format. Default is 0.

Display.fillRoundRect(x: int = -1, y: int = -1, w: int = -1, h: int = -1, r: int = -1, color: int = 0)

Draw a filled rounded rectangle.

x, y Top-left corner coordinates of the rectangle. Default is -1.
w, h Width and height of the rectangle. Default is -1.
r Radius of the corners. Default is -1.
color Color in RGB888 format. Default is 0.

Display.drawTriangle(x0: int = -1, y0: int = -1, x1: int = -1, y1: int = -1, x2: int = -1, y2: int = -1, color: int = 0)

Draw a triangle.

x0, y0 Coordinates of the first vertex. Default is -1.
x1, y1 Coordinates of the second vertex. Default is -1.
x2, y2 Coordinates of the third vertex. Default is -1.
color Color in RGB888 format. Default is 0.

Display.fillTriangle(x0: int = -1, y0: int = -1, x1: int = -1, y1: int = -1, x2: int = -1, y2: int = -1, color: int = 0)

Draw a filled triangle.

x0, y0 Coordinates of the first vertex. Default is -1.
x1, y1 Coordinates of the second vertex. Default is -1.
x2, y2 Coordinates of the third vertex. Default is -1.
color: Color in RGB888 format. Default is 0.

Display.drawArc(x: int = -1, y: int = -1, r0: int = -1, r1: int = -1, angle0: int = -1, angle1: int = -1, color: int = 0)

Draw an arc.

x, y Center coordinates of the arc. Default is -1.
r0 Inner radius of the arc. Default is -1.
r1 Outer radius of the arc. Default is -1.
angle0 Starting angle of the arc (in degrees). Default is -1.
angle1 Ending angle of the arc (in degrees). Default is -1.
color Color in RGB888 format. Default is 0.

Display.fillArc(x: int = -1, y: int = -1, r0: int = -1, r1: int = -1, angle0: int = -1, angle1: int = -1, color: int = 0)

Draw a filled arc.

x, y Center coordinates of the arc. Default is -1.
r0 Inner radius of the arc. Default is -1.
r1 Outer radius of the arc. Default is -1.
angle0 Starting angle of the arc (in degrees). Default is -1.
angle1 Ending angle of the arc (in degrees). Default is -1.
color Color in RGB888 format. Default is 0.

Display.drawEllipseArc(x: int = -1, y: int = -1, r0x: int = -1, r0y: int = -1, r1x: int = -1, r1y: int = -1, angle0: int = -1, angle1: int = -1, color: int = 0)

Draw an elliptical arc.

x, y Center coordinates of the elliptical arc. Default is -1.
r0x, r0y Radii of the inner ellipse (horizontal and vertical). Default is -1.
r1x, r1y Radii of the outer ellipse (horizontal and vertical). Default is -1.
angle0 Starting angle of the arc (in degrees). Default is -1.
angle1 Ending angle of the arc (in degrees). Default is 0.
color Color in RGB888 format. Default is 0.

Display.fillEllipseArc(x: int = -1, y: int = -1, r0x: int = -1, r0y: int = -1, r1x: int = -1, r1y: int = -1, angle0: int = -1, angle1: int = -1, color: int = 0)

Draw a filled elliptical arc.

x, y Center coordinates of the elliptical arc. Default is -1.
r0x, r0y Radii of the inner ellipse (horizontal and vertical). Default is -1.
r1x, r1y Radii of the outer ellipse (horizontal and vertical). Default is -1.
angle0 Starting angle of the arc (in degrees). Default is -1.
angle1 Ending angle of the arc (in degrees). Default is -1.
color: Color in RGB888 format. Default is 0.

Display.drawQR(text: str = None, x: int = 0, y: int = 0, w: int = 0, version: int = 1)

Draw a QR code.

text QR code content.
x, y Starting coordinates for displaying the QR code.
w: Width of the QR code. Default is 0.
version QR code version. Default is 1.

Example:

Generate and display a QR code with the content “hello”:

Display.drawQR("Hello", 0, 0, 200)

Display.drawPng(img: str, x: int = 0, y: int = 0, maxW: int = 0, maxH: int = 0, offX: int = 0, offY: int = 0, scaleX=True, scaleY=False)

Draw a PNG image.

img Image file path or opened image data.
x, y Starting coordinates on the display screen.
maxW, maxH Width and height to be drawn. Draws the full image if ≤0.
offX, offY Offset in the image to start from.
scaleX, scaleY Whether to scale the image horizontally or vertically.

Examples:

Display a PNG image from a specified path:

Display.drawPng("res/img/uiflow.png", 0, 0)

Display a PNG image from read data:

img = open("res/img/uiflow.png", "b")
img.seek(0)
Display.drawPng(img.read(), 0, 100)
img.close()

Display.drawJpg(img, x: int = 0, y: int = 0, maxW: int = 0, maxH: int = 0, offX: int = 0, offY: int = 0)

Draw a JPG image.

img Image file path or opened image data.
x, y Starting coordinates on the display screen.
maxW, maxH Width and height to be drawn. Draws the full image if ≤0.
offX, offY Offset in the image to start from.

Display.drawBmp(img: str, x: int = 0, y: int = 0, maxW: int = 0, maxH: int = 0, offX: int = 0, offY: int = 0)

Draw a BMP image.

img Image file path or opened image data.
x, y Starting coordinates on the display screen.
maxW, maxH Width and height to be drawn. Draws the full image if ≤0.
offX, offY Offset in the image to start from.

Display.drawImage(img: str, x: int = 0, y: int = 0, maxW: int = 0, maxH: int = 0, offX: int = 0, offY: int = 0)

Draw an image.

img Image file path or opened image data.
x, y Starting coordinates on the display screen.
maxW, maxH Width and height to be drawn. Draws the full image if ≤0.
offX, offY Offset in the image to start from.

Example:

Draw an image from the buffer:

img = open(img_path)
img.seek(0)
drawImage(img.read())

Display.drawRawBuf(buf, x: int = 0, y: int = 0, w: int = 0, h: int = 0, len: int = 0, swap: bool = False)

Draw an image from raw buffer data.

buf Image buffer.
x, y Starting coordinates on the display screen.
w, h Width and height of the image.
len Length of the image data.
swap Whether to enable inverted display.

Display.print(text: str = None, color: int = 0)

Display a string (no formatting support).

text Text to display.
color Color in RGB888 format. Default is 0.

Display.printf(text: str = None)

Display a formatted string.

text Text to display with formatting.

Display.newCanvas(w: int = 0, h: int = 0, bpp: int = -1, psram: bool = False)

Create a canvas.

w, h Width and height of the canvas.
bpp Color depth. Default is -1.
psram Whether to use PSRAM. Default is False.

Returns Created canvas object.

Example:

w1 = Display.newCanvas(w=100, h=100, bpp=16)
w1.drawImage("res/img/uiflow.jpg", 80, 0)
w1.push(30, 0)

Display.startWrite(): Start writing to the display.

Display.endWrite(): End writing to the display.